Clinical Lead, Neurodevelopmental Pathway

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder will be responsible for the clinical delivery of services and pathways over a defined specialist area of the organisation. Working closely with the Business Unit Clinical Lead, Professional Leads and Medical leads, the post holder will provide clinical leadership and direction to the identified service area supporting the integration and transformation of service delivery.

They will ensure that high quality and safe services are delivered efficiently and effectively. The post holder will work to professional, operational and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative practices and systems responding to emerging knowledge and techniques by interpreting and implementing national and local drivers.

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical

1.1 Utilises advanced specialist knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad based knowledge, experience and competence to provide care for patients with complex needs

1.2 Develops and maintains new skills in advanced or extended scope practice in response to emerging knowledge and techniques

1.3 Where appropriate to services delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills which require specific training or considerable experience to attain the expert level required e.g. advanced moving and handling techniques, advanced clinical assessment, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests

1.4 Ability to make highly complex judgements, including in new or unfamiliar situations by analysing and interpreting a wide variety of complex information and data sources to compare options and to take action as appropriate (this may be clinical or non-clinical judgements

1.5 Demonstrates independent practice responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues which are encountered

1.6 Responsible for developing new and innovative clinical pathways across the area of responsibility

1.7 Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care, involvement and empowerment

1.8 Provides and receives highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information where there may be barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using persuasive, motivational or negotiating skills.

1.9 Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments and complaints

1.10 Works to standards of advanced proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard

1.11 Acts as an highly specialist expert source of information and support for other professionals and agencies related to their field of speciality

1.12 To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post graduate learning to Masters level or equivalent
• Qualification specific to specialist field e.g., clinical psychology, mental health nurse, occupational therapist, psychotherapist, social worker
• Leadership and management qualification
• Appropriate statutory professional body registration, e.g., HCPC, NMC, Social Work England
• Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards
• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level

Desirable

• Specific CPD modules relevant to specialist field, e.g., ADOS, ADI

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with, assessing and/or supporting children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions including autism, ADHD and intellectual disability including those with additional complexity, such as developmental trauma and other mental health conditions.
• Clinical and professional leadership experience at a senior level
• Successful project management experience
• Experience of change management
• Leading research and development activities
• Experience in the teaching and training of others to a specialist in a variety of settings e.g. clinical, academic

Desirable

• Leading research and development activities
• Experience in the teaching and training of others to a specialist in a variety of settings e.g. clinical, academic
• Experience of managing human resources and the appropriate policies and procedures

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Advanced specialist theoretical and clinical knowledge including specialist knowledge of treatment modalities appropriate to neurodevelopmental conditions and complex presentations
• Advanced knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation and application in practice
• Demonstrates awareness of limits to knowledge base
• Leads the implementation of clinical governance, service development and quality measures in practice
• Knowledge of current research and/or clinical audit methodology
• Performs highly specialised tests / procedures / diagnostics relevant to clinical role to an advanced level
• Advanced verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to patients / carers and managing conflict when appropriate
• Advanced risk assessment skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Parkside Community Health Centre

311 Dewsbury Road

Leeds

LS11 5LQ

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)